Vest pencil-holder



(No Model.)

E. F. GOULD.

VEST PENCIL HOLDER.

No 585,669. Patented July 6,1897.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDI/VIN F. GOULD, OF MACHIAS, MAINE.

VEST PENClL' HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 585,669, dated July 6,1897.

Application flled September 12, 1896. $erial No. 605,635. (No model.) 3

T0 aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWIN F. GOULD, a citizen of the United States,residing at Machias, in the county of WVashington and State of Maine,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in VestPencil-Holders; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

My invention relates to improvements in pen and pencil holders, theobject of the same being to provide a device adapted to be secured tothe outside of a vest, coat, or other garment, adjacent to the pocketthereof, through which pens or pencils may be passed for the purpose ofpreventing them from dropping out of the pocket accidentally.

The invention consists ofa plate having a pin at the upper end thereoffor attaching the same to the outside of a vest or other garment, acurved strip of metal secured to the front face of said plate, and ahollow band of rubber secured to the inner surface of said strip andpartially closing the space between said strip and said plate.

The invention also consists in other details of construction andcombinations of parts, which will be hereinafter more fully describedand claimed.

In the drawings forming part of this specification, Figure 1 representsa perspective view of my device shown applied to the upper pocket of avest. Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the same. Fig. 3 is a verticalcross-section through the same, and Fig. 4 is a horizontal longitudinalsection.

Like reference-numerals indicate like parts in the different views.

My improved pencil-holder is made up of a plate 1, curved inwardly, asshown at 2, at a point near its vertical center in the direction of thelength of said plate, the upper and lower ends thereof being bentrearwardly, so that they will lie in close contact with the vest orother garment to which the device is applied. On the rear side of theplate 1, at a point near its upper end, a pin 3 is located for thepurpose of attaching the plate to the outside of a vest. Secured to thefront face of the plate 1, adjacent to the bent or curved portion 2thereof, is an outwardly-curved strip 4 of metal, having a hollow band 5of rubber or other suitable material secured to the inner face of saidstrip and partially closing the space between said strip and the plate1.

In using my device the lower end of the plate 1 is inserted into theupper end of the pocket of a vest or other garment, and the device issecured in place by means of the pin 3. Pens, pencils, or otheranalogous devices are then adapted to be inserted through the spacebetween the strip 4 and the plate 1 into the pocket. When thus in place,they are prevented from falling from the pocket accidentally by means ofthe engagement of the rubber band 5 therewith. By reason of the factthat the band 5 of rubber is formed hollow the device is adapted to holdpencils of any size or thickness, and when used with a thick pencil doesnot become inoperative afterward for thin pencils.

Having now described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. The herein-described pencil-holder, consisting of a plate adapted tobe secured to a vest or other garment adjacent to the pocket thereof, anoutwardly-curved strip secured to said plate, and a band of rubber orother suitable material secured to the inner surface of said strip andpartially closing the space between said strip and said plate, as andfor the purpose set forth.

2. The herein-described pencil-holder, consisting of a plate, a pin atthe upper end there- EDlVIN F. GOULD.

Witnesses:

EDWARD E. TALBOT, GEORGE F. CARY.

